Metallic railroad-tie



(No Model.) 4

' I A. J. HARTFORD.

METALLIG RAILROAD TIE.

No. 401.949. Patented Apr. 23, 1889.

////////////////A 'ill //l//l/l/ I////l/I/l/Y/Llv III 'UNITED KSTATES PATENT O FICE ARTHUR J. HARTFORD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENT& `TO THE A. J. HARTFORD STEEL RAILWAY TIE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, XVEST VIRGINIA.

M ETALLIC RAl LROAD-TI E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401349, datecl Aprl 23, 1889.

Application filed July 30, 1888.

To all whom, 't may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. HARTFORD, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a full, true, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I r

This invention relates to an improvement Io in metallic railroad ties; and it exhibits a form of tie in which the clips are capable of longitudinal adjustment, thereby adjusting' the distance between the rails.

My invention Will be readily understood from the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represen'ts a transverse section through the tie and rails; Fig. 2, a section through the metal of the tie itself; Fig. 3, a plan view of the rail-holding clips, and Fig. 4 an elevation of the same.

The tie itself consists of a channel-bean, A. (Shown clearly in section in Fig. 2.) It is bent down at the ends to prevent the longitudinal Inotion of the beam. The tie itself is preferably rolled with the intermediate channel, which serves as a recess for holding the railclips. The rail-clips themselves, which are adjustable by screw-bolts O C, are shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 4 at D D. They consist of netallic clips having, ap proxinately, thewidth of the channel in the beam,their inner ends being .cut at an angle, as shown, so as to allow of their adjustnent toward each other. The outer ends of these clips are bent over at an angle and slotted, as shown at E E, Fig. 4, for the purpose of .holding the flange of the rail. The bolts C C themselves are preferably a'ran ged with their heads at an angle to the axis of the bolt, so

of course provided with openings F for the as to pernit the bolts to assume the position' Serial No. 281,355. (No model.)

passage of the bolts. This tie allows of the substtution of one tie for another without removing the rail. It is important that the nuts should be provided with some contrivance to prevent their accidental loosening.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a netallic railroadtie provided with two rail-holding clips adjustablei laterally of the length of the rail, thereby adjusting the rail upon the tie, and' two screws, one engaging with each of said rail-holding clips, and serving, by the rotation upon the-screw-thread, to draw said clips laterally tightly against the said rail, as well as to hold the clip vertically against the rail, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a metallic railroadtie provided with two rail-holding clips adj ustable laterally of the length of the rail, and a rail held within said clips, thereby adjusting the rail upon the tie, and two screws, one engaging with each of said rail-holding clips, and serving, by the rotation upon the screw-thread, to draw said clips laterally tightly against the said rail, as well as to hold the clip Vertically against the rail, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the rail R, the Inetallic tie A, the clips D D, the bolts C C, and. slots G G, whereby the rail can be laterally adjusted upon the tie, while at the same time it is locked in position when so adj usted, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the tie A, having longitudinal channel B, the clips D D, each capable of longitudinal adjustment in said channel, and bolts, as C C, for looking said clips when adjusted, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the tie A, having longitudinal channel B, the clips D D, resting in said longitudinal channel and having Slots Gr Gr, the bolts C C, passing through the tie and through the slots G, and the rail R, substantially as described.

6. The combination of the tie A, having logitndial channel 13, the clips I) I), 'est- In testinony whe'eof I have signed my ing in said longitud'ual channel ad'having name to this specificaton in the presence of Slots G G, the bolts (J C, having their heads 1 two subscribing witnesses.

at an mgle to the nxis of the bolts, and ARTI-IUR J. HARTFORD. 5 passing through the tie and through the, witnesses:

Slots G, and ihe mil R, snhstmtially as de- ANTHONY GREF,

scribed. 1 WM. A. POLLOCK. 

